Apoptosis in rat erectile tissue induced by castration

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 181-185

  Zhang, Xin Hua ^a   Hu, Li Quan ^a   Zheng, Xin Min ^a   Li, Shi Wen ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgens; Apoptosis; Castration; Corpus cavernosum; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PENIS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PENIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033302444     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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